Autocratic regimes use intervened or politicized electoral observation as a tactic to buy legitimacy and mitigate the influence of independent organizations.

Recently, the international community has witnessed the violation of political rights in Venezuela during the process of registration of candidacies for the presidential election.

Is one month enough to register and update the registry of more than 10 million people? It is clear that the will of the regime, through the CNE, is to deprive those 10 million Venezuelans from voting.

The Supreme Court of Justice rejected the disqualification challenge against María Corina Machado, the main opposition leader, thus dealing a death blow to the Barbados Agreements.

The Donald Trump administration's maximum pressure tactic against Nicolás Maduro resulted in a marked weakening of the Venezuelan opposition, slowing down citizen mobilization and aggravating the ideological divisions and strategic disagreements previously present in this sector.

The opposition moves to a new phase where, in addition to maintaining enthusiasm, it is necessary to fight for electoral conditions that include lifting the measures against Maria Corina Machado.